This is CarMap 2022, a RIVM/Netherlands Antilles report on the trends in antimicrobial resistance in Aruba in
2021 and previous years. CarMap is a cooperative effort of the Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands
(CIb) at the National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM) and the participating laboratories
at the Netherlands Antilles.
The major aim of CarMap is to analyse trends in antimicrobial resistance on the Netherlands Antilles and
if there is a difference in antimicrobial resistance between the different islands of the Netherlands Antilles.
Furthermore, it aims to compare data from the Netherlands Antilles to data from the Netherlands. Based on
this comparison, the islands of the Netherlands Antilles are able to conclude if the Dutch health guidelines still
need to be adhered to or if they should deviate from it.
